Thursday News

[Alan]

BBC

Arsenal are willing to break their own transfer record in the summer with a £100m (120m euros) bid for Inter Milan and Argentina forward Lautaro Martinez, 27. (Fichajes - in Spanish), external

RB Leipzig and Slovenia striker Benjamin Sesko, 21, remains the number nine Arsenal are most likely to sign in the summer with the Bundesliga club unlikely to price him out of a move. (Independent), external

Arsenal also held talks with the representatives of AC Milan and Spain striker Alvaro Morata, 32, last week before he joined Galatasaray on loan. (Athletic - subscription required), external

Manchester City are poised to rival Real Madrid for AC Milan's French left-back Theo Hernandez, 27, if they miss out on 24-year-old Juventus and Italy defender Andrea Cambiaso. (Teamtalk), external

Napoli ended their interest in Manchester United and Argentina winger Alejandro Garnacho, 20, because his wage demands were too high. (Fabrizio Romano), external

The release clause in the contract of Bayern Munich and England striker Harry Kane, 31, will decrease from £67m to £54m over the next year. (Bild - subscription required), external

Should a club trigger Kane's release clause at Bayern Munich then his former club Tottenham Hotspur would have to decide whether to match the bid and hope he preferred a return to north London. (Telegraph - subscription required), external

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca is planning to use 20-year-old Brazil midfielder Andrey Santos - currently on loan at Strasbourg - in his first team next season. (Fabrizio Romano) , external

Arsenal will look to sign Spanish goalkeeper Joan Garcia, 23, from Espanyol in the summer. (Athletic - subscription required), external

Chelsea failed in a late attempt to hijack Tottenham's loan signing of French attacker Mathys Tel, 19, from Bayern Munich on deadline day. (L'Equipe - in French), external

Manchester United and Netherlands left-back Tyrell Malacia, 25, could have joined Wolves on deadline day, but opted for PSV Eindhoven instead. (Voetbal Verslaafd - in Dutch), external

Newcastle United defender Kieran Trippier is a target for Galatasaray, who have until the Turkish transfer window closes on 11 February to sign the 34-year-old England international. (ESPN)




Sky Paper Talk

THE TIMES

The Premier League's chief football officer has insisted there are no plans to play matches in the United States, despite the growing popularity of the competition across the Atlantic.

Sir Dave Brailsford has unveiled a plan to staff at Manchester United called 'Mission 21', aimed ambitiously at delivering a 21st English league title for the club.

 THE GUARDIAN

Discussions to scrap extra time from Champions League knockout rounds are gathering speed within UEFA in what would be a new step to reduce the number of minutes played by top clubs.

Arne Slot has called on the English football authorities to expand matchday squads to 23 players to help with the hectic schedule teams such as Liverpool are undertaking.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Harry Kane has a release clause in his Bayern Munich contract that could eventually facilitate a return to England.

The England men's futsal team, which has been denied any funding by the Football Association, had to pay for their own travel costs to get to their European Championship qualifier against Spain in Loughborough this week, while the Spanish squad stayed three nights in a local four-star hotel.

DAILY MAIL

Napoli chief Giovanni Manna has revealed why Alejandro Garnacho's exit from Manchester United collapsed in the last days of the winter transfer window.

Manchester United defender Luke Shaw has suffered another setback in his return from injury.

The panellists who review major refereeing decisions unanimously found that Bournemouth's David Brooks was right not to be red carded for clotheslining Chelsea's Marc Cucurella at Stamford Bridge last month.

DAILY EXPRESS

Manchester United have joined other heavyweight suitors in the race to sign Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta.

THE SUN

Manchester United are targeting a summer swoop for Flamengo star Wesley Franca.

Emile Heskey has landed a shock new job as a security firm director.

DAILY MIRROR

Leny Yoro has revealed how Ruben Amorim warned his Manchester United squad that he will not tolerate lazy players - after banishing Marcus Rashford to Aston Villa.

DAILY STAR

Mikel Arteta reportedly passed up the chance to sign Alvaro Morata due to concerns over his lack of intensity and ineffective pressing.

THE ATHLETIC

Pep Guardiola was left frustrated after Kyle Walker went to Manchester City's hierarchy to push for a January exit from the club.

SCOTTISH SUN

Cyriel Dessers stayed put at Rangers despite receiving 10 offers during the January window, claims the star's agent.

Celtic fans are sweating over a Champions League away-day ban for the play-off round clash against Bayern Munich.

DAILY RECORD

Mikel Arteta opted to keep Kieran Tierney at Arsenal rather than allow him to go to Celtic - but the player is facing up to a nightmare final six months on the fringes of the squad.

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